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押し寄せる (おしよせる): to push aside, to advance on — Japanese vocabulary

押し寄せる is read おしよせる and means "to push aside, to advance on". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

押し寄せる

Reading
おしよせる · oshiyoseru
Translation
to push aside, to advance on
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
おしよせるが

Example

多くの観光客がその島に押し寄せた。

おおくのかんこうきゃくがそのしまにおしよせた。

A lot of tourists invaded the island.

Kanji in this word

  • 押 — push
  • 寄 — Draw Near, Stop In, Bring Near

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